February is a fun month for obstacle course themes. You can clip up hearts on a clothes line, walk on heart trails, cut out hearts, pick up heart post cards, and so much more. If you like this, you will love our February Obstacle Course eBook!...
Speech activities work well when movement and music are incorporated into the task. This makes the activity more effective. Here are some ideas to get you started on making your own. We put in a template in case you need something quick. SUPPLIES: Colored paper, scissors to...
Oh the endless world of hearts. Use whatever shape(shamrock, flower,..) you want, but moving the ball across midline while on all fours can be challenging and helpful for motor and cognitive skills. DIRECTIONS: Tape hearts slightly more than shoulder width apart so that as the client...
Taken from our Reset Station and given to you! Make these hearts say any skill you want and place them in succession on a vertically hung paper strip! This concept can also work for some elderly clientele just by changing the tasks inside the hearts, and it...
This is an OT and ST favorite! Minimal cost and lots of fun skill-building. Any clients struggling with visual issues will benefit from the colorful cards that they have to quickly search through and process. Share your list of favorite games with the team on the...
Monkey's have very active arms and legs so this can make body awareness and cognitive skills progress. TIP: We made this small enough to all fit on 1 page, but feel free to enlarge it so it can work out for Pin-The-Parts on the Monkey style...
Learning about life involves money. Here is an opportunity to incorporate some education and movement together. You can use money to make a trail and play some music to have clients walk and stop the music to have them stop and see what money they are...
Kids especially love to be part of creating the obstacle course. They can cut and color elements to be put into the course. This activity can work on several different skills such as; visual-motor, visual-perceptual, and asymmetrical bilateral integration. TIPS: If you need to color these...
Stringing beads and buttons, lacing boards, and weaving tasks are important to do so that one can tie their shoes, or tape a package. OPTIONS: To better develop balance skills and multi-tasking, do this while standing or walking....
Complete The Face works on a variety of skills; visual-motor, FM coordination, thought organization, mental discipline, visual-perceptual skills and much more. TIP: If your client is overly anxious about starting the task, direct them with your finger to trace one section of the line that they...